Zoo
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* [http://archives.math.utk.edu/software/multi-platform/gap/util/unzoo.c unzoo.c] (Does not support LZW/LZD.) | * [http://archives.math.utk.edu/software/multi-platform/gap/util/unzoo.c unzoo.c] (Does not support LZW/LZD.) | ||
* [http://cd.textfiles.com/carousel/013A/BOOZ102.ZIP BOOZ102.ZIP] - Booz (Barebones Ooz) (Does not support LZH.) | * [http://cd.textfiles.com/carousel/013A/BOOZ102.ZIP BOOZ102.ZIP] - Booz (Barebones Ooz) (Does not support LZH.) | ||
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== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
Revision as of 01:45, 8 December 2019
ZOO was one of the many competing archive formats in the 1980s, and was based on the LZW compression system. It had some popularity with Open/VMS and Amiga systems, but didn't ultimately win out over ZIP.
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Identification
Files have bytes DC A7 C4 FD at offset 20.
Compression
There are three known compression algorithms: 0 is uncompressed; 1 is LZW, also called "LZD"; 2 is "LZH".
Software
- Konvertor
- zoo-2.10pl1.tar.gz
- zoo-2.10-3.src.rpm
- unzoo.c (Does not support LZW/LZD.)
- BOOZ102.ZIP - Booz (Barebones Ooz) (Does not support LZH.)
- Deark
Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/20mnn/GRAPHIX/VT-MOTIO.ZOO
- http://cd.textfiles.com/aminet0294/AMINET/UTIL/ARC/ → *.ZOO
References
- Wikipedia: Zoo (file format)
- The ZOO Archive File Format from Corion.net, via FileFormat.info
- Archive format info, including ZOO
- ZOO file header format (among other archive types)
